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president obama attended the annual national prayer breakfast in northwest d.c. at the washington hilton. >> we come together because we're a people of faith. we know that faith is something that must be cultivated. pay is not a possession. faith is a preface. >> and that, haven't brings together a group of politico and other leaders. >>> and just ahead, joining the fight to end human trafficking. the renewed efforts to protect children from predators and then a trip to the grocery store. how a new food labeling mandate may mark up some of your favorites. >> and coming up, we hear from john wall on the team's run of dominance against the top dogs and they met four days ago and they clash again in pittsburgh. and what charms has adam oates made with the team this time around. that is straight ahead. >>> todays the department of education and homeland security joined forces to discuss increased efforts to discuss human trafficking and child exploitation. and according to the national cent for missing and exploited children, at least 100,000 children across
president obama attended the annual national prayer breakfast in northwest d.c. at the washington hilton. >> we come together because we're a people of faith. we know that faith is something that must be cultivated. pay is not a possession. faith is a preface. >> and that, haven't brings together a group of politico and other leaders. >>> and just ahead, joining the fight to end human trafficking. the renewed efforts to protect children from predators and then a trip to the...
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president obama picked hagel to be next defense secretary. scheduled for today but postponed yesterday. demanding more answers about his finance. specifically want more information on more than $5,000 in speaking fees that he received over the last five years. >> the current defense secretary will testify at another hearing this morning on capitol hill. give more details about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. hear from starting one hour from now. >>> in the meantime, secretary panetta is raising the flag on defense cuts that could leave the military at least prepared level in a decade. the pentagon announced wednesday it has approved cutting the aircraft carriers from 2 to 1. the move will save millions of dollars each year. despite his opposition, some analysts say the move is logical. >> so all it does is temporarily at times reduce our standing cape ability to launch a preemptive strike. so if we change our mind we can change the policy. >> budget issues are forcing carrie
president obama picked hagel to be next defense secretary. scheduled for today but postponed yesterday. demanding more answers about his finance. specifically want more information on more than $5,000 in speaking fees that he received over the last five years. >> the current defense secretary will testify at another hearing this morning on capitol hill. give more details about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. hear from...
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obama's image there. >>> we are now getting a peek bee mind the curtain into the obama administration's justification for targeting and killing american citizens suspected of terrorism. it comes as one of the faces of the drone program prepares for its confirmation to the stop spot in the cia. john brennan is president obama's choice to be the next cia director and will face sufficient questions about the drone program at his confirmation hearings tomorrow. >> let's check in with talker. >> nice, cold start to your day. temperatures falling back for the most part in the upper 20s and low 30s. we are chilly but hoping for a little sun later today with temperatures in the mid-40s. so no travel issues if you are headed to the airport, that kind of thing. let's kick it off bay look at the numbers. a quick reminder, the kids going to the bus stop will want to be prepared for a cold winter morning as we've fallen back into the upper 20s and low 30s no much of the area. 32 in quantity you co. 28 in leonardtown. 32 in baltimore and in gaithersburg. and i mentioned 37 here in town. 30 in morning
obama's image there. >>> we are now getting a peek bee mind the curtain into the obama administration's justification for targeting and killing american citizens suspected of terrorism. it comes as one of the faces of the drone program prepares for its confirmation to the stop spot in the cia. john brennan is president obama's choice to be the next cia director and will face sufficient questions about the drone program at his confirmation hearings tomorrow. >> let's check in with...
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john brennan defended president obama's counterterrorism policies. >>> a deal is in the work that could create the world's largest airline. mary ann rafferty has details. >> reporter: there is tuck of a merger between airlines. it would become the world's largest anterior line by passenger traffic. some analysts say that might not be enough to save american airlines whose parent company filed for bankruptcy in november 2011. >> don't get too misled by size. a brontosaurus was really large at one time but didn't do very good. >> reporter: american airlines ceo will likely move to a seat on the board of directors. u.s. airways ceo is expected to run the new airline. customer may not be so lucky. >> people's wallets right now tell exactly how much they will pay for tickets right now. long-term, we'll pay more for our ticket prices. >> one airline traveler suggests there are always other options. >> i think that southwest and jetblue will continue to undercut them where price and even some services are concerned. >> sources say the merger negotiations remain fluid and could fall apart. in n
john brennan defended president obama's counterterrorism policies. >>> a deal is in the work that could create the world's largest airline. mary ann rafferty has details. >> reporter: there is tuck of a merger between airlines. it would become the world's largest anterior line by passenger traffic. some analysts say that might not be enough to save american airlines whose parent company filed for bankruptcy in november 2011. >> don't get too misled by size. a brontosaurus...
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while president obama's choice to head the cia is expected to win quick confirmation, his opponents made it clear they were determined to make this a very long day in that witness chair. right from the start confirmation hearing for john brennan to head the cia -- >> you are a threat to democracy when you assassinate suspects! >> >> reporter: interrupted by anti-war protesters who say u.s. drone strikes aimed at killing terrorists have killed too many innocent people. >> i speak for the mothers of the children in yemen, pakistan, somalia -- >> the outburst delayed the start of the hearing. >> all right. i'm going to ask that this room be cleared. will the capitol police please clear the room. >> with the demonstrators removed brennan went on to defend the u.s. drone program. >> the men and women of the cia are frequently asked to undertake challenging, perilless and controversial actions on behalf of the american people. >> later brennan declined to detail a report suggesting enhanced interrogation techniques some terror suspects played a key role in tracking down osama bin laden. >> the
while president obama's choice to head the cia is expected to win quick confirmation, his opponents made it clear they were determined to make this a very long day in that witness chair. right from the start confirmation hearing for john brennan to head the cia -- >> you are a threat to democracy when you assassinate suspects! >> >> reporter: interrupted by anti-war protesters who say u.s. drone strikes aimed at killing terrorists have killed too many innocent people. >>...
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under president obama's watch drone killings have ballooned. why don't we seem to see more outrage on this? if they were republicans, you would be seeing all sorts of things being raised in the media. >> i think the republicans are right in this degree that the democrats who control the that it but not the house, and they, the senate foreign relations committee, the people that would naturally, the senate intelligence commit dheerks are controlled by democrats, because they're in the majority, are giving him a pass. there would be a much harder standard if there was a democratic senate and a republican president on this issue. he said he was going to be different, he was going to close guantanamo, he was against any sort of severe interrogation tactics, and the drone policy is no different than the bush administration. in fact, it's, in many regards, as you have said, worse. >> all right, very quickly, i want to touch on virginia politics. house speaker william howl bucking his own party to derail a senate redistricting plan that could have han
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thank you very much. >>> president obama's pick to head the cia. a justice department memo leaked yesterday outlined the justification for killing american citizens without a trial if they are working with al-qaida. learning about a secret u.s. drone base first reported by the new york times. did not object to water boarding al-qaida terrorists though now he opposes that technique. >> fbi is combing over -- investigators have revealed they found two explosive devices on the suspect's property. one was in the ventilation pipe authorities were using to communicate with that man. the other was inside the bunker. dykes was killed by swat agents as they engaged in a fire fight as they stormed the bunker and rescued the boy. >> the murder case heads back to court in dc. a judge will hold a hearing to decide if the media should have documents related to secret hearings. the meetings allegedly focused on an issue with trial witness. convicted of killing levy back in 2010. >> also today a possible plea hearing for a man accused of shooting a security guard
thank you very much. >>> president obama's pick to head the cia. a justice department memo leaked yesterday outlined the justification for killing american citizens without a trial if they are working with al-qaida. learning about a secret u.s. drone base first reported by the new york times. did not object to water boarding al-qaida terrorists though now he opposes that technique. >> fbi is combing over -- investigators have revealed they found two explosive devices on the...
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call for assault weapons ban and similar to what's in president obama's plan. and speaking of president obama, the president will meet with house democrats today. his second day selling his second term agenda to law makers in a retreat for democrats. they will gather in virginia. the president is trying to build support on issues ranging from the economy to immigration to guns. just days before his state of the union address. >> massive military budget cuts are taking their toll in a very high profile way. defense secretary has signed off on cutting the aircraft carrier fleet from 2 to 1. the move is creating havoc for families in norfolk, virginia. home to the uss harriet truman. now have deployments canceled. many already had given up apartment leases and cell phones but now scrambling to find back up plans. two aircraft carrier groups for the last two years. >>> the head of the postal service announces he's cutting mail delivery on saturdays starting in august. the move will save $2 billion a year. the post office cannot do it by itself. the law states the p
call for assault weapons ban and similar to what's in president obama's plan. and speaking of president obama, the president will meet with house democrats today. his second day selling his second term agenda to law makers in a retreat for democrats. they will gather in virginia. the president is trying to build support on issues ranging from the economy to immigration to guns. just days before his state of the union address. >> massive military budget cuts are taking their toll in a very...
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director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan you mentioned john brennan and i want to ask you about him the future head of the c.i. what kind of a cia chief is he going to be in your opinion i think he's going to be somebody who will be extremely aggressive and who will probably be comfortable. walking on the edge of the law you worked with him i did i worked with john brennan for many years and i know him pretty well. mr kaplan you yourself supported torture before you were against it what happened what changed your position well let me correct you on that and this is something that that i think most americans missed in my original n.b.c. interview i was trying to draw a
director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan you mentioned john brennan...
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eastern daylight time on monday, may 7th, just before the evening newscast, john brennan, president obama's to white house adviser on counter terrorism. had a conference for advisers who had become frequent commentators on tv news shows. is that an accurate statement? >> who was involved in that conversation? in that interview. >> i believe that the people who were on that phone included one of my predecessors, townsend, roner crecy, prichard clark, i think these are individuals who served in the government, and are counter terrorism professionals. >> any others you can think of? >> i do not remember the others. >> do you have notes from that conversation? >> there are notes, yes, that people took that have. >> have those been turned over to the justice department? >> the justice department, as i said, i volunteerly and eagerly engaged -- >> that wasn't the question. >> everything that was available on that has been turned over to the department of justice, absolutely, senator. >> did you turn those notes over? >> my office turned everything that was available on that, yes. >> who took thos
eastern daylight time on monday, may 7th, just before the evening newscast, john brennan, president obama's to white house adviser on counter terrorism. had a conference for advisers who had become frequent commentators on tv news shows. is that an accurate statement? >> who was involved in that conversation? in that interview. >> i believe that the people who were on that phone included one of my predecessors, townsend, roner crecy, prichard clark, i think these are individuals who...
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but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan you mentioned john brennan and i want to ask you about him the future head of the cia what kind of a cia chief is he going to be in your opinion i think he's going to be someb
but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director...
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are you saying today that it is totally unconnected to the obama administration's shift in
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you have said that president obama believes that done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. i absolutely agree. the american people have the right to know what their government does on their behalf consistent with our national security, the presunks mption o transparency should be the rule. when we on the committee push hard for access to the legal analysis justifying the authority of the executive branch to lethally target americans using drones, for instance, it erodes the government's credibility to the american people. i want to tell you i'm grateful to the president for allowing members of this committee to briefly view some of the legal opinions on targeting american citizens. this is an important first step, but i want to tell you i think there's much more to be done in that regard, and you have heard that from my colleagues here today. i have long believed that our government also has an obligation to the american people to face its mistakes transparently, help the public understand the nature of those mista
you have said that president obama believes that done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. i absolutely agree. the american people have the right to know what their government does on their behalf consistent with our national security, the presunks mption o transparency should be the rule. when we on the committee push hard for access to the legal analysis justifying the authority of the executive branch to lethally target...
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corruption and an abuse of the process the obama administration is now promising to draft a new national polygraph policy that would prevent agencies from pushing legal or ethical boundaries during screenings but at the moment the program has no oversight or accountability meaning tens of thousands of u.s. citizens will continue getting personally probes in the name of national security bring up or not our team new york. the cia veteran who revealed america's top program gets thirty months in jail but has spoken to r.t. about what led him to blow the whistle and why the government was so eager to get him behind bars the full interview next. the way. i. was able to build the most sophisticated. tim's mission to teach me the creation of. this is why you should. only. john kiriakou will with me today a former cia official who blew the whistle on the agency's torture practices after nine eleven john kiriakou served as the chief of counterterrorist operations in pakistan mystically are always were totally praised at the agency for his role in the capture of abu zubaydah who back in two thousa
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a new federal agency lie detector policy is being discussed by president obama's administration that's in the wake of allegations that authorities went beyond their legal limits storing the screenings of thousands of job applicants and employees of the federal government which is more important i took a wider look at whether american security officials are overstepping their boundaries by making people disclose unnecessary personal information. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing the tests aren't and and there's no there's no accountability for the. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate ques
a new federal agency lie detector policy is being discussed by president obama's administration that's in the wake of allegations that authorities went beyond their legal limits storing the screenings of thousands of job applicants and employees of the federal government which is more important i took a wider look at whether american security officials are overstepping their boundaries by making people disclose unnecessary personal information. for more than three decades john sullivan worked...
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news now from drone strikes to torture techniques tough questions are ahead for barack obama's nominee for cia head of his confirmation hearing in the senate john brennan is widely seen as not protecting u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around is kind of the see the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after eight years of keeping it secret he's going to take on reports brennan's confirmation might broaden horizons for america's drone fleets. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionising we're. allowing us to see and keep you from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machin
news now from drone strikes to torture techniques tough questions are ahead for barack obama's nominee for cia head of his confirmation hearing in the senate john brennan is widely seen as not protecting u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around is kind of the see the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after eight years of keeping it secret he's going to take on reports brennan's...
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obama will focus on jobs and the economy. >> our economy grows when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is getting a fair shake. >> reporter: the president will emphasize the value of spending on education to give americans the skills they need. infrastructure like roads, research, including clean energy technology, and manufacturing. the inauguration was more about the underdog. this is about people that have already made it but the american dream is fading and he's got their backs. >> reporter: adding to the urgency of tuesday's speech, the looming sequester deadline set for march 1 when $85 million in across the board cuts are set to take effect. >> the economy is poised to take off if we do the right things. >> reporter: the president warning cuts would cause a huge blow to the economy. republicans firmly oppose more tax revenue as a solution. >> the problem is, david, every time you turn around, the answer is to raise taxes. you know, he just got his tax hike on the wealthy and you can't in this town every three months raise taxes. >> reporter: while some of the presi
obama will focus on jobs and the economy. >> our economy grows when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is getting a fair shake. >> reporter: the president will emphasize the value of spending on education to give americans the skills they need. infrastructure like roads, research, including clean energy technology, and manufacturing. the inauguration was more about the underdog. this is about people that have already made it but the american dream is fading and he's got...
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document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what americans could be infiltrated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in a new poll from the public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the pr
document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what americans could be infiltrated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in a new poll from the public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal...
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when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any case, it brings me to the question of infrastructure. a couple of years ago, the world economic forum rated as 23rd, between chile and spain, and apparently we're not getting much better. >> the president has proposed over and over again that we address this, that we tackle this problem now, and we're going nowhere. the budget, the budget, the budget. infrastructure is going to continue to deteriorate. >> the electrical grid, roads, tunnels, mass transportation. if we started work on that, think of all the people we could put to work. >> i think it is even more fundamental than that. cbs pointe
when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any...
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now you are going to an angry congress president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents that she says justifies the policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years the president had staunchly refused most recently however some senators hinted they would block his nominee for a cia chief from taking office john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the set i think his confirmation hearing on thursday that's all it is going to take on reports his appointment might boyden horizons corner because it's. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream drone makers and the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionising. allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological
now you are going to an angry congress president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents that she says justifies the policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years the president had staunchly refused most recently however some senators hinted they would block his nominee for a cia chief from taking office john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the set i think his confirmation hearing on...
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. >> brown: then, president obama picks r.e.i. executive sally jewell to run the interior department. we look at how the cabinet is shaping up with many posts yet to fill. >> ifill: we have two stories from the middle east. margaret warner gets the latest from tunisia, the birthplace of the arab spring, where a leading opposition figure was assassinated today. >> brown: and ray suarez reports on the plight of syrian refugees who've fled to lebanon. >> at this tent camp in al-marj, in the eastern part of lebanon's bekaa valley-- only 25 miles from the syrian border-- refugees are struggling to adapt to a new, impermanent reality. >> ifill: and we close with a look at what's happening with the boy scouts, as they struggle to decide whether to lift a long-standing ban on openly gay members. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:
. >> brown: then, president obama picks r.e.i. executive sally jewell to run the interior department. we look at how the cabinet is shaping up with many posts yet to fill. >> ifill: we have two stories from the middle east. margaret warner gets the latest from tunisia, the birthplace of the arab spring, where a leading opposition figure was assassinated today. >> brown: and ray suarez reports on the plight of syrian refugees who've fled to lebanon. >> at this tent camp...
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now you are going to an angry congress president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents that she says justifies the policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists and us the makers have been demanding the files for years the president had staunchly refused most recently however some senators hinted they would block his nominee for a cia chief from taking office john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the said his confirmation hearing on thursday that's all it is going to come reports his appointment might boyden horizons there because drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing were. allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technol
now you are going to an angry congress president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents that she says justifies the policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists and us the makers have been demanding the files for years the president had staunchly refused most recently however some senators hinted they would block his nominee for a cia chief from taking office john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the said his confirmation hearing on...
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document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what american could be infiltrated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones a
document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what american could be infiltrated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework...
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and obama's ration was said we're going to look for it not backward but look backward long enough and far enough to actually prosecute indict the two people who blew the whistle on those two programs it has to stop the stand must be taken power doesn't yield socially secret doesn't you'll willingly it doesn't you got to keep exposing disclosing it was going to take more when you start taking our fundamental right see in the thing that makes america america for all of our faults and contradictions even those that built into the original constitution. the thing that makes america america are those precious rights that are granted to us as the people not to the government in the first and fourth amendment are fundamental along with the fifth and sixth. fundamental is the reason why there was an american revolution well maybe it's time for another one. i'm not calling for us to go in the streets and overthrow the government right now but considering how the principles this country was founded on are being eroded by the day we do need a revolution one of ideas and values it was great to ge
and obama's ration was said we're going to look for it not backward but look backward long enough and far enough to actually prosecute indict the two people who blew the whistle on those two programs it has to stop the stand must be taken power doesn't yield socially secret doesn't you'll willingly it doesn't you got to keep exposing disclosing it was going to take more when you start taking our fundamental right see in the thing that makes america america for all of our faults and...
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president obama has just issued an emergency declaration for the state of connecticut. the entire northeast is starting to dig out from up to three feet of snow. at least nine deaths are blamed on the storm that pounded the region this weekend. power crews are working to restore electricity to more than 350,000 people. all major airports have resumed flights after more than 5,000 were canceled because of the blizzard. >>> the search has resumed in california's san bernadino mountains for ex-los angeles cop christopher dorner. dorner is a suspect in the killing of three people, including a police officer. in a manifesto pe declared war on l.a. police officers and their families because he was fired from the force in 2008. a report commissioned by the family of joe paterno is absorbing the late coach of cover-up allegations in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. the report calls the findings of an earlier investigation conducted for penn state, quote, factually wrong, speculative and fundamentally flawed. in a separate letter to the school's former football plays his
president obama has just issued an emergency declaration for the state of connecticut. the entire northeast is starting to dig out from up to three feet of snow. at least nine deaths are blamed on the storm that pounded the region this weekend. power crews are working to restore electricity to more than 350,000 people. all major airports have resumed flights after more than 5,000 were canceled because of the blizzard. >>> the search has resumed in california's san bernadino mountains...
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document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what american could be infiltrated by u.s. browns well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in a poll from public nine. shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care are all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator d
document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what american could be infiltrated by u.s. browns well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in a poll from public nine. shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to...
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drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do you think, pat buchanan? >> i don't think they l. if they do, john, it doesn't make any difference. but we really ought to be concerned about these drones. they're a tremendously effective weapon. they save our pilots and the rest of it. but the collateral damage, the killing of civilians, the killing of children, the tremendous alienation they've increased all over this region has resulted in al-qaida frankly getting a tremendous number of new recruits. are we recruiting more enemies than we're killing? that's the key question when you look to see how al-qaida is no longer just in afghanistan but six
drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do...
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document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mine shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is. well let's see what we're going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator dron
document on the obama administration's and big u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mine shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework...
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considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president joe order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to a
considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a...
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document on the obama administration's and big us criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of. drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and frie
document on the obama administration's and big us criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to...
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price considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something. to united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war their intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a quiet because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under th
price considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if...
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document on the obama administration's and big us criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal to put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five. percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the us brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity in what we're going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. loo
document on the obama administration's and big us criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's illegal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal to put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to...
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other news now from drone strikes to torture techniques tough questions are ahead for barack obama's nominee for cia head of his confirmation hearing in the senate john brennan is widely seen as not protecting u.s. drone strategy but in an effort to avoid scrutiny around this time of the sea the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret if he's going to take on reports brennan's confirmation might broaden horizons for america's drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and keep you from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of
other news now from drone strikes to torture techniques tough questions are ahead for barack obama's nominee for cia head of his confirmation hearing in the senate john brennan is widely seen as not protecting u.s. drone strategy but in an effort to avoid scrutiny around this time of the sea the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret if he's going to take on reports brennan's...
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obama's ration was said we're going to look for it not backward but look backward long enough and far enough to actually prosecute indict the two people who blew the whistle on those two programs it has to stop the stand must be taken power doesn't yield socially secret power it doesn't you'll willingly it doesn't you've got to keep exposing disclosing it was going to take more when you start taking our fundamental right see in the thing that makes america america for all of our faults and contradictions even those that built into the original constitution the thing that makes america america are those precious rights that are granted to us as the people not to the government in the first in fourth amendment are fundamental along with the fifth and sixth. fundamental is the reason why there was an american revolution well maybe it's time for another one. i'm not calling for us to go in the streets and overthrow the government right now but considering how the principles this country was founded on are being a roaded by the day we do need a revolution one of ideas and values it was gre
obama's ration was said we're going to look for it not backward but look backward long enough and far enough to actually prosecute indict the two people who blew the whistle on those two programs it has to stop the stand must be taken power doesn't yield socially secret power it doesn't you'll willingly it doesn't you've got to keep exposing disclosing it was going to take more when you start taking our fundamental right see in the thing that makes america america for all of our faults and...
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there's word now that president obama speeding up the transition in afghanistan announcing there will be less u.s. troops there starting this break and a surprise announcement the president today announced a new lease sped up timetable for how the war is going to wind down and afghanistan president obama is pressing ahead with plans for an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announced that the u.s. military transition is already underway this is one of the military bases that will no doubt be affected as the u.s. military continues to wind down its presence here in afghanistan here's what the announcement means for the most part up to now american and afghan soldiers have been fighting the taliban side by side in the mountains in the valleys basically wherever the taliban are hiding well that is now changing as of this spring it's afghan soldiers that will be in the lead they will be the ones initiating the combat with the taliban while the american soldiers will only be here to advise and assist when they are req
there's word now that president obama speeding up the transition in afghanistan announcing there will be less u.s. troops there starting this break and a surprise announcement the president today announced a new lease sped up timetable for how the war is going to wind down and afghanistan president obama is pressing ahead with plans for an end game in afghanistan he met yesterday at the white house with visiting afghan president hamid karzai and announced that the u.s. military transition is...
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>> going back to charles' column, he said this the first time since the election the president obama has been put on defense. i don't think that is true. i agree with mark, the republicans will bear the brunt of this initially, because they will appear to be the obstructionists. looking at it in sheer political terms is the wrong way to look at this. this would have merkel implications if the economy tanks as a result of this -- global implications if the economy tanks as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? it has been going on for years and years. >> and getting worse and worse, because there is no planning. you had a five-year transportation bill. now we have got a two-year transportation bill, now a nothing transportation bill because of sequestration. >> what kind of crisis de you have to have? i would rather have an internal washington crisis like this than wait for a real crisis where the economy really turns -- if this would be a forcing event -- >> if it would, it would not be such a bad thing, but we keep having these forcing even
>> going back to charles' column, he said this the first time since the election the president obama has been put on defense. i don't think that is true. i agree with mark, the republicans will bear the brunt of this initially, because they will appear to be the obstructionists. looking at it in sheer political terms is the wrong way to look at this. this would have merkel implications if the economy tanks as a result of this -- global implications if the economy tanks as a result of...